The View from the Ground Floor – Back to Work vs. Back to School
Friday, 08. 29. 2008 – Category: All Blog Posts, Customer Satisfaction
As the long Labor Day weekend beckons, many of us pause to reflect on our work, where we are in our careers, and how happy we are in our jobs. I don’t know about you, but at this time of year I often experience vivid memories of what it was like to go back to [...]
The View from the Ground Floor
Tuesday, 07. 29. 2008 – Category: All Blog Posts, Employee Retention, Labor Market, Workforce Development
Guest Blog submitted by: Greg Scott, Jennifer Earls, Kelley Kossakoski
Hello, everyone! We are excited to introduce you to a unique miniseries at the Workforce Institute, a series of blog posts that will follow the early stages of professional development of three recent entrants into the working world. We’ll tackle issues that affect how generations interact [...]
Doing the Talent Acquistion Limbo
Thursday, 01. 31. 2008 – Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Market, Recruiting
In a new article from our board member, Steven Hunt, he talks about the challenges of keeping your selection standards high when the labor market is tight. He discusses the downside of lowering the bar to increase your applicant pools – increased turnover, decreased morale, lower productivity – and suggests a number of strategies to [...]
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